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The association of serum vitamin D with incident diabetes in an African American population
Background:
Incident diabetes risk is inversely proportional to 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels among non-Hispanic white but is...
Breast cancer diagnosis in Inner-City African American and Hispanic women: The importance of early screening
Purpose:
To evaluate the diagnosis of breast cancer in inner-city African-American and Hispanic women under age 50 to support the im...
Combating a killer: Prostate cancer in the African American community
Before she began medical school, Fornati Bedell, M.D., M.H.D., studied public health at Johns Hopkins University. She fondly recalls her first job....
Genomic Testing Can Identify African American Prostate Cancer Patients Who Have High-risk Disease
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African American men tend to be diagnosed more frequently with prostate cancer and have higher mortality rates ...
Heterogeneity in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Prevalence Among White, African American, African Immigrant, and Afro‐Caribbean Adults: Insight...
Nonstandard Abbreviations and Acronyms
AA
African American
AC
Afro‐Caribbean
AI
African immigrant
NCHS
National Center for Health Sta...
Disparities in awareness of and willingness to participate in cancer clinical trials between African American and White cancer survivors
Background:
Cancer clinical trials (CCTs) are essential for cancer care, yet the evidence is scarce when it comes to racial disparit...
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